Improved animal-trap



1'0 all whom itmay concern emicrania.

' HENRY ofoAsE, OFPEKIN, ILLlNoI's'.

Leners Patent No. 100,599,114@ Manifs, 1870.

l Wouwl.nvIPRova-:n ANIMAL-TRAP.

The Schedule' referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of theame.

Beit known that I, HENRY CfGAs'E, of Pekin, Tazewell county,` State .of Illinois, have invented a new and improved Automatic Self-Setting Animal- Trap, of which the `following is a full and exact description, reference heilig had to the accompanying `drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon,

forming part' of this s'pecication, of which- Figure l represents a longitudinal section;

Figure 2, a vertical section; and

Figure 3, a top view. I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation. y l

A represents the box or trap-case.

B is the pit into which the animals fall.

'D is the entrance to the trap where the animal enters.

D is the platform inside the trap, on which are the drop E, over' thebait a, and the balance-drop F.

G is a movable bottom'to the trap, out of which the animals are taken when caught.

b `isa' wire, attached to the balancedrop-F.

c is another wire, bent inthe manner. shown in the drawings, .and extending along and through the platform, and connecting with the trap-door d.

ve is a lwire opening to the top ofthe well `or pit B.- f isa wire upon which the drop E is hinged. ,H 'is a fastening to fasten 'the drop E, when required. w

The operation of 'my trap is as follows: I iirst put the baiton the bait-hook a. Then by pressing down the further end of the vbalance-drop F,

the trap is set. AThe wire b, coming in contact with the wire. c, raises the drop E and the trap-door dsimultaneonsly. The animal climbs up the outside of the trap A, enters the trap-hole C, and when it comes to the bait on the hook a, it', by its own weight, causes the drop E to fall, which closes the door d.

He is now safely in the cage or trap. Finding himself thus caged, hernns up and down the platform D inside t-he trap, until he comes at the end of the bal- `'ance-drop F, which, by his weight, he causes to open,

and precipitates himself into the well or pit B.v

It will be seen that by this action the trap is again set, because the wire b, connected with the balance-` drop F, will instantaneously operate on the wire c, and raise the drop E `and the trapdoor d.

The little reversible wire `H vis intended to fasten the two drops E'and F, when required.

g is a wire attached to the drop E, and is operated upon by the wires b and c.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is-'v The trap-box'YA, the pit B, the platform D, the

drops E and F, in combination with the wires c and b, f

and g, and trap-door d, and movable bottom G, all constructed, operated, and arranged as described, and for the uses and purposes set forth. Y

- H. C. CASE.

Witnesses z' M. F. CASE, Loa` BnR'GsTnEssER. 

